Podcasting
FAQ

Podcast FAQDo
I need an iPod to receive podcasts?
No, you do not need an iPod to listen to podcasts. Podcasts are
merely RSS feeds that include an audio file in the enclosure field.
Many of the newer RSS feed readers allow users to listen to podcasts.

How
do I create a podcast?Creating a Podcast basically means recording a audio file, and
placing the file in an RSS 2.0 feed in the enclosure tag in an item.
There are a number of software tools available to assist with recording
and editing an audio file. There are also tools available to create
an RSS 2.0 feed, give FeedForAll
a try.

Why
is called Podcasting?
The name comes from iPod and broadcasting, which has managed to
cause confusion because an iPod is not needed to listen to podcasts.
Regardless the name has stuck.

What
expenses are associated with podcasting?
There is the initial expense of audio recording equipment, and depending
on the quality of the podcasts you intend to create can be expensive.
As far as ongoing costs go, if you host your podcasts and they are
popular you may find that bandwith can become expensive.

If
I post the Podcast to my website why should I submit it to the podcasting
directories?
Promoting your podcast will increase your exposure and quite possibly
bring you additional listeners. The Tips to Promoting a Podcast
article might assist you - http://www.podcasting-tools.com/podcast-promotion.htm

Are
there any size limitations to podcasts?
There are no maximiums or minimums. Obviously the larger the files
might intimidate listeners with a slow connection. Ultimately podcasts
of any size can succeed, if the content is quality.

Do
you have to pay royalty fees when doing a music Podcast? If so,
what site would you recommend?
Podcasting and copyrights are a very tricky issue. There are a series
of articles you might find useful at:Fair
Use and PodcastsCopyrights
and Podcasts

Outside of that a podcaster has four choices: to attempt to obtain
licenses from the record companies; to limit podcasts to sound recordings
not subject to copyright protection (generally, U.S. recordings
pressed before February 15, 1972 [careful: a CD reissue of a pre-1972
recording is a new, protected, sound recording]); to use creative
commons licensed music; or to eliminate sound recordings altogether
from podcasts. (found on the following website: http://www.collegebroadcasters.org/podcast.shtml
)